The owner of a popular English soccer team has been identified as the man who died in a car crash on Cape Cod on July 4.
Falmouth police identified the driver as John G. Berylson of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Berylson, 70, owned Millwall FC, a storied London team that went into mourning on Tuesday.
“He was a truly great man, incredibly devoted to his family, and a person of such remarkable generosity, warmth and kindness. He lived a life full of stories, full of color and joy, and was endlessly thoughtful of others with endless desire .to share their immense knowledge and experiences to help people,” the team said in a statement.
Berylson left behind a wife, Amy, and three children, Jennifer, James and Elizabeth, according to the team.
Millwall is a 138-year-old team that plays in the second division of English football, the Championship. Berylson had been involved with the club since 2006.
The team observed a minute of silence in training this Monday, according to an image shared on their social networks, and the coach and the club’s captain released video statements.
Police initially identified the driver of the vehicle that crashed on Sippewissett Road Tuesday morning as a 70-year-old man. They said he lost control of the car, which flipped over and crashed into a tree.
The driver was removed from the car but died at the scene.
